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Triangle Insight Meditation Community
triangleinsight.org
Greetings to all!
In the aftermath of a tragedy such as the recent one in Aurora, Colorado, we canbe left not knowing how to respond. Our initial reaction can range from shock andhorror, to disbelief and outrage, even morbid curiosity. Finding fault and layingblame might not be far behind. Numbness and apathy may settle in, and beingweary with the unfolding drama, we may seek relief through some form ofdistraction. At some point the question arises: "How could such a thing happen?"The answer to this question may inform a response.
But on whose answer do we focus? Do we fixate on what the experts find as theysift through the evidence and analyze the psyche of the accused? A diagnosis willbe made, a verdict handed down, a sentence will seethe or satisfy, and lawsuits willlikely proliferate. Eventually congress may get into the act with all the rancor andrecriminations, and we find ourselves picking which side to be on.
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Or, do we look toward the Buddha, another expert in the human psyche, whostudied his own mind so thoroughly that he became totally free of all conditionsthat could bring about such harmfulness? What he discovered was the insidiousnature of craving and how our unawareness of its effects only create moresuffering in its myriad manifestations. Regardless of our family or origin, ourindividual psychic make-up, or whether we live among the 1% or the 99%, theBuddha said this truth is universal. And apparently, so is the path to freedom. Hisnoble eightfold path is available to us all so as to see the very same Dharma and toexpress its wisdom and compassion in every moment.
So, how to express the Dharma in these moments following this tragedy? Do weopen our hearts only to those who have died and their friends and family, or do wealso find a place for the perpetrator as well? Do we join the chorus for theexecution of James Holmes if convicted, adopting the views informing thisresponse? Or, do we follow the wise view of the Buddha to let go, be kind, and dono harm? If the latter, then we let justice be served, we agree to lock the murdererup, but we treat him with compassion. The Buddha's view can be found in manytexts, one being the beloved Dhammapada: "Hatred never ends through hatred.By non-hate alone does it end. This is an ancient truth."
Lest we think this view applies only to Buddhists in ancient times or to those on thesidelines, let's remember the Amish school massacre in 2006, where 10 girls aged 6 -13 years old were senselessly shot, 5 of whom perished. On the day of theshooting, a grandfather of one of the slain girls was quoted as saying, "we must notthink evil of this man." And the Amish community followed suit, expressing onlyforgiveness for this heinous deed.
May we all have the strength and courage to embrace these universal teachings soas to put no one out of our hearts.
Phyllis Hicks, Cynthia Hughey, Jeanne van Gemert, and Ron Vereen
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SittingOpportunities
Wednesday
Meditation Group
Buddhist Families of
Durham
Neighborhood Sitting
Group
Duke Cancer Center
Recovery Group
People of Color
Other Resources
Classes andEvents
Stepping Out of Self
Deception
MBSR Classes
Forming Now!!
Opening the Heart to
Difficulty
Experiencing
Mindfulness
Sharon Salzberg at
Duke
Wednesday Meditation Group
All levels of meditation experience are welcome, and the
teachings are offered free of charge, with donations
accepted to cover costs of using the facility and to support
the study of the teachers. Please review our sangha
guidelines before arriving. We also wish to maintain a
hypoallergenic space, so please avoid wearing scents,
colognes or perfumes. Also note that there will be a
time change for our meetings beginning in September
2012, back to 6:30 - 8:00 PM, with Insight Dialogue
from 6:30 - 8:30 PM.
Schedule:
August 1: Ron Vereen
August 8: Cynthia Hughey
August 15: Jeanne van Gemert
August 22: Phyllis Hicks (Insight Dialogue)
August 29: Dave Hughey
September 5: Ron Vereen
September 12: Cynthia Hughey
September 19: Jeanne van Gemert
September 26: Mary Burns (Insight Dialogue)
Wednesday Evenings7:00-8:30PM*
*Beginning September 2012, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, with
Insight Dialogue from 6:30 - 8:30 PM)
Episcopal Center (EC) at Duke
505 Alexander Avenue
Durham, NC 27705
Sharon Salzberg at Duke
Public Talk and Day-long Workshop
Sharon Salzberg, the well-known and beloved meditation
teacher and author, will be coming to Duke this Fall for a
public talk on Friday evening, Sept. 7, followed by a day-
long workshop on Saturday, Sept. 8. On Friday evening she
will explore "Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation,"
followed on Saturday with the workshop on "Equanimity."
This event is being sponsored by Jon Seskevich, RN, and for
more information or to purchase tickets, go
to sharonatduke.com
The Bryan Center at Duke University
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UpcomingRetreats
Coming to Your
Senses
A Day of Mindfulness
Suggestions
from the
Sangha
Free Awareness
Retreat
Sutta Study Group
Mindful Yoga Teacher
Training
Social Gatherings
Forum Summary
The AliceProject
Sarnath, India www.aliceproject.org
Follow the outstanding
school for which our
sangha has provided
support
Durham, NC
Friday, September 7
7:30 - 9:30 PM
($15 advance/$20 day of)
Saturday, September 8
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
($75 advance/$80 day of)
(both events together, $80)
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Coming to Your Senses
Practicing mindfulness for greater care in your body and more joy and peace in your life
You are invited to join Jeff Brantley and Riita Rutanen
Whaley for this 3-day non-residential mindfulness
meditation retreat to explore the power and new possibilities
that can arise from growing awareness of the moment-by-
moment experience of being "embodied". As the practice of
mindfulness deepens, you will also be exploring through
meditation the qualities of kindness and compassion, and
the strength of equanimity. In practicing mindfulness of
sense experience intensively while nurturing the qualities of
kindness, compassion, and equanimity over the course of
the retreat, it is hoped you may discover for yourself the
possibilities for greater wisdom and feelings of peace within,
and a stronger sense of joy and ease in living.
This retreat will take place in the beautiful setting of Duke
Integrative Medicine, and is open to meditators of all levels
of experience. The retreat will be held mostly in silence,
including meal times. Instructions for meditation will be
offered daily, and there will be opportunities for questions
and comments in both the large group and in smaller
groups. All levels of experience and practice traditions are
welcome. Basic mindfulness instructions, walking
instructions, guided meditations, along with mindful
movement will be offered to help us discover joy and ease in
our practice.
Each of our instructors has an extensive personal
mindfulness practice and many years of teaching in
healthcare settings and retreat experience. For more
information go to Coming to Your Senses, and to register
call 919-660-6826. Register early as these retreats often
fill.
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Duke Integrative MedicineFriday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 23 3745 Erwin Rd., Durham, NC 27705
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A Day of Mindfulness
with Cynthia Hughey, Jeanne van Gemert, and Ron Vereen
The Day of Mindfulness is an opportunity forretreat and coming together for contemplativeBuddhist practice. There will be periods ofsitting and walking meditation, mindfulmovement, and investigation of the Dharma.This activity is open to those with all levels ofmeditation experience in any tradition, with anopportunity for those new to the practice ofinsight meditation to receive instruction. Theseteachings are being offered free of charge, withdonations accepted for the teacher and to coverthe costs of using the facility. Please bring yourown lunch, and refrigeration is available ifneeded.
In order to plan accordingly, we are asking youto register for this event if you plan to attend. You will then receive guidelines as to how toapproach this day of practice, along with aproposed schedule. To register, or if you havefurther questions, please contact us atinfo@triangleinsight.org
Episcopal Center at DukeSaturday, October 6, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 505 Alexander Ave., Durham, NC 27705
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Suggestions from the Sangha Goings-on in the Community
In response to suggestions that have been submitted from
sangha members, we decided to add this section in the
newsletter where we would list a variety these activities for
everyone to view. These events could be study groups,
social gatherings, and any classes or other events that you
consider relevant to the mission of our sangha. If you would
like something included, please submit your request by the
20th of each month to info@triangleinsight.org. Also,
please feel free to give us feedback about this addition to
the newsletter.
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A Weekend with Bentinho Massaro Free Awareness Retreat
sponsored by Alice Hall
"All the seeking that colors the look and feel of our personal
lives is the universal search for happiness. What we really
strive to find is a state of perfection. Since an early age we
are mistakenly taught that this perfection, or at least a
near-perfection compatible with our conditioned desires,
needs to be found circumstantially: in what we do, think,
feel and achieve. Nothing is more corruptive of our natural
joy. The freedom of getting to know our natural state of
innate perfection is that it frees us up from having to seek
for it in a conditional future, and this end of seeking
perfection in turn empowers us to benefit ourselves and
others in a truly immediate and clear way. Join the fun of
discovering unconditional freedom. You're not alone in this
quest."
- Bentinho Massaro, Free Awareness
Friday, August 24, 7 - 9 PM
Saturday, August 25, 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, August 26, 10 AM - 5 PM
Costs:
$15 - Friday night
$120 - for both Saturday and Sunday
$65 - for either just Saturday or Sunday
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Please indicate if you will need a partial or full scholarship.
Registration contact:
Alice Hall - tigrclause@mindspring.com
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Episcopal Center at Duke 505 Alexander Ave., Durham, NC 27705 August 24 - 26, 2012
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Sutta Study Group:
I would like to know if anyone is interested in forming a
small group of 8-10 people to meet monthly and discuss
the suttas as it relates to personal practice of the dharma?
The text that I would propose using is Satipatthana: The
Direct Path to Realization by Analayo, which has been
suggested by one of our teachers here at Triangle Insight.
This text is a comprehensive exploration of the
Satipatthana Sutta, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness. I
would like to have the first meeting in September, so, I
would like to meet with all interested persons before or
after a TI meeting in late August to decide the day, time,
and place of our group meetings. You could also email me
at
beverly143@frontier.com.
Beverly Brooks
< > Mindful Yoga Teacher Trainingwith Frank Jude Boccio
The Mindfulness Yoga Training provides instruction and
guidance to yoga teachers (from any tradition, lineage, or
style) wishing to integrate mindfulness practice into their
yoga teaching, as well as to cultivate a deeper, broader
approach to yoga practice, and for the cultivation of sangha
(a network of communities of practice). The training is open
to all yoga teachers, certified at least at the 200-hour level,
as well as for all yoga practitioners who have been
practicing a minimum of two years. This training assumes
knowledge of the basic traditional yoga postures, and
competency in body awareness, including proper alignment.
This is NOT a training program in how to teach postures.
Hillsborough Yoga and Healing ArtsFriday - Tuesday, August 10-15Cost: $500 ($435 by 5/1, $450 by 6/10, $475 by
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7/10)
HillsboroughYoga.com
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Social Gatherings, Pot Lucks, etc: Several of you have expressed a desire for more events
within which sangha members might have the opportunity
for socializing, commenting on how the holiday and Triangle
Insight birthday parties have thus far facilitated more of this
type of interaction. We welcome this idea and would invite
any of you who are interested to consider forming a social
committee for the sangha as a way to plan and coordinate
these events. If you are interested, email us at
info@triangleinsight.org and we will connect you with one
another. On a more informal basis, some members are
already gathering together before or after the meetings. If
you would like to invite others using this forum, we can
include your announcement as well.
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Triangle Insight Forum Summary In addition to celebrating Triangle Insight's third birthday on
July 18, we also gathered for an opportunity to review the
recent survey of the sangha, and to discuss our future
direction. Click here to see the Survey Response Ratios,
here for the Survey Comments Summary, and here for
the Forum Summary. Many thanks to all who participated,
for the wonderful food, great fellowship, a meaningful
discussion, and the many hands for set-up and clean-up.
Special thanks to Beverly Brooks, Carolyn Lekovich, and
Mary Mudd for assisting with the planning and organization
for the meeting.
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Book Study Group on Stepping Out of Self-Deception
This study group led by Ron Vereen has been meeting since
February 2011, and has completed reading Rodney Smith's
book, Stepping Out of Self-Deception. Many in the group
expressed interest in taking the exploration further using
this same text, and in view of the robust response, Ron has
decided to have two groups so as to accommodate as many
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as possible, one in the morning and one in the afteroon.
With this adjustment there are now a few more spots
available, so if interested, or if you have questions, please
contact Ron at
rlvereen@aol.com.
One Saturday Morning Monthly Schedule determined by participants
10:00 AM - 12:00 noon
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction ClassesDuke Integrative Medicine
For those of you who would like to have a progressive and
systematic instruction in a variety of mindfulness practices
from the healthcare perspective, you may want to consider
taking one of the classes of the Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction Program at Duke Integrative Medicine. This is an
eight-week class that uses a variety of forms of practice to
examine the stress in one's life and to help bring about a
more skillful way of relating to it. The next cycle will begin
with an orientation session the week of September 17, with
classes beginning the week of September 24, and running
through the week of November 12, with a Day of
Mindfulness on November 10. A variety of class times are
offered in both Durham and Raleigh/Cary, and financial
assistance in defraying some of the cost is available for
those who may have that need. In addition, a distance
learning class is now offered for those who are unable to
attend on site, as well as a research class for qualified
participants. For more information or to register, call 919-
660-6826 or go
to http://www.dukeintegrativemedicine.org. Classes
often fill, so you may want to register early.
Week of Sept. 17 - Week of Nov. 12, 2012Various class times and locations available
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Opening the Heart to Difficulty
Monthly class with Ron Vereen
Ron Vereen leads a monthly class on "Opening the Heart to
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Difficulty" at Duke Integrative Medicine. There is no
charge for the class, with donations accepted and will go
toward support for the fund for financial assistance. The
class is open to the public, with all levels of meditation
experience welcome.
First Thursdays10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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Experiencing Mindfulness
Weekly class with Jeff Brantley
Join Jeff Brantley, Director of the Duke Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction Program, for a weekly class on
"Experiencing Mindfulness" at Duke Integrative Medicine.
There is no charge for the class, with donations accepted
and will go toward support for the fund for financial
assistance. The class is open to the public, with all levels of
meditation experience welcome.
Wednesdays12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Buddhist Families of Durham Currently consisting of 74 beings in 22 families, this group is
dedicated to creating a warm, loving community for parents
and children to learn and practice together. Adults meet for
one hour for meditation and discussion, while the children
learn about meditation and Buddhism in Bodhi School with
our three marvelous (non-parent-member) teachers.
For more information,visit:
Buddhist Families of Durham
Sunday Mornings10:30AM-12:00PM
please contact Sumi Loundon Kim for details
email: simplysumi@gmail.com
phone: 617-501-3877(c) or 919-613-0160(h)
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Duke Cancer Center
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This open meditation period begins with 10 min. of
instruction, 15 min. of silent practice, and 5 min. of
discussion/reflection. Various meditation practitioners from
the community are invited to come and lead these weekly
sessions. For more info contact Jon Seskevich at 681-3989
or Annette Olsen at 684-2843.
Monday Afternoons 12:30 - 1:00 PM
The Quiet Room, Main Level
Duke Cancer Center
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Neighborhood Sitting Group This early morning sitting group led by Ron Vereen meets
Mondays and Thursdays from 7:15-8:00 AM. For more info
contact Ron at rlvereen@aol.com.
Monday and Thursday Mornings7:15-8:00AM
Yoga in the Hood
2205 Wilson St., Durham, NC 27705
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Recovery Group
a Buddhist Perspective on the Twelve StepProgram
The meetings begin and end with silent meditation. For
more information call/email Ed at 919-636-
2889/spaceferrets@yahoo.com.
Monday Nights7:00 PM
Chapel Hill Zen Center
5322 NC Hwy 86
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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Meditation for People of Color
This new group meets monthly for meditation and a dharma talk
by Venerable Pannavati. This group is open to all people of color,
including Asian, Indian, Hispanic, Latino, Native American, and
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mixed heritage. For more information, please contact the group's
coordinator, Jeannine Montgomery
at jeannine@margiesrose.com.
Bhikkhuni Pannavati, co-abbot, spiritual director and founder
of the Hermitage, is a Buddhist nun ordained in both the
Theravada and Mahayana (Chan/Zen) traditions. An African-
American, she is also a former Christian pastor with a doctorate
in religion. She is the founder and president of MyPlace, a shelter
and school for homeless and at-risk youth near Asheville, NC.
The teens also work in the non-profit bakery of MyPlace, the My
Gluten-Free Bread Company.
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Other Resources In addition to Triangle Insight, there are a variety of other
meditation opportunities of which we would like for you to
be aware. Rather than list them all here, we wanted to point
you to the "links" section of our website at Triangle
Insight. There are other sitting groups in the community
who's practice is similar to ours, as well as resources for
retreat centers and other websites, both locally and
nationally. We do not offer an endorsement of these sites,
but rather a suggestion for your exploration to see if any
may have useful information to support your practice of
insight meditation. For any questions please contact us at
info@triangleinsight.org
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Triangle Insight is a Non-Profit! In December we announced our recent classification as a
non-profit with the State of North Carolina, and in June we
completed our application to the IRS for designation as a
501(c)(3) religious organization. While we are now officially
a non-profit moving towards our 501(c)(3) status with the
IRS, we wanted to thank people who volunteered to help us
with a Board. Since the most consistent advice we received
was to "keep it simple," the Board will consist of the four
founding teachers. However, to grow, nourish and support
our sangha we need input, advice and energy from us all
and we are looking into how to best do that. Your
suggestions are always appreciated. Please contact us at
info@triangleinsight.org with any ideas or
recommendations.
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